Cooking-stove attachment.



PATL'NTED JAN. so, 1906.v

G. F. GREEN. COOKING STOVE ATTACHMENT APPLIOAT-ION FILED MAR. 6. 1905.

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PATENTE-ID JAN. 30, 1906,

G. F. GREEN.

COOKING STVE ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAILS. 1905.

GEORGE F. GREEN, OF BAZETTE, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ERNEST S.JONES, OF KERENS, TEXAS.

COOKING-STOVE ATTACHMENT..

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed March 6, 1905. Serial No. 248.610.

To (1J/Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. GREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bazette, in the county of Navarro and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking StoveAttachments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to attachments for cooking-stoves.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment to be placed inthe ovens of cooking-stoves to prevent food therein from being burnedwhile cooking.

A further object is to provide means whereby moisture is supplied to theoven, thus preventing the blistering of bread while baking and improvingthe general baking and roasting qualities of the oven.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction., combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal verticalsection through a stove, showing the device arranged in the oven of thesame. Fig. 2 is an end view of the attachment removed from the oven.Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a central transversevertical sectional `view, and Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a series ofvcounterpart supporting-frames which are spaced apart and connectedtogether by means of shouldered bolts 2, on the threaded ends of whichadjacent to and engaging the outer frame is screwed nuts 2. There may beany desired number of the frames 1, and they are of suitable size andshape to fit within vthe oven in which they are intended to be used.

Each of the frames 1 consists of verticallydisposed end bars orstandards 3, which are connected together by upper and lowerintegrally-formed cross-bars 4 and 5. The standards 3 are extended abovethe upper crossbar 4c, and in the inner edges of the upwardlyextendedportions" of the standards are formed a series of horizontally disposednotches or recesses 6.A On the upper crossbars 4 is disposed a shelf 7,and on the lower cross-bars is disposed a shelf 8, said shelves 7 and 8being each preferably formed of a single wire rod or bar bent back andforth upon itself to form a rack. The ends of said racks are bentdownwardly at right angles to forni overhanging hooked portions whichengage the cross-bars of the outer frame, thereby holding the racks orshelves in place.

In the upper portions of the frames 1 between the extended ends of thestandards 3 is arranged a fender-plate 9, the edges of which are engagedwith notches 6 in the upper ends of said standards and by which meanssaid plate may be supported at various levels above the upper rack orshelf 7. The fender-plate 9 is preferably 'formed of thin sheet metal,and on the upper side of the same is arranged two or moretransversely-disposed brace-bars 10 to give rigidity to said plates.Secured to the under side of the plate S) are longitudinally-disposedwater-pans l2, of which there may be any desired number, two of the samebeing shown in the present instance. The front edge of the fender-plate9 above each water-pan is cut out, as shown at 13, to formfilling-openings through which water may be introduced into the pans.The upper edge of each side of the pans adjacent to the under side ofthe fender-plate is out away to form openings 14, through which thewater in the pans may be evaporated, thus keeping the air in the oven ina moist condition, which greatly facilitates the baking or roasting ofcertain food.

An attachment of this character may be quickly applied to and removedfrom an oven and when in use will be found to greatly increasethe bakingand roasting qualities of the oven.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood Without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention. u

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Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an attachment for cooking-stoves, the combination with a series ofsupportingi'rames secured together adapted to be inserted into an ovenand having supporting ter-pans connected to the under side of saidplate, substantially as described.

2. In an attachment for cooking-stoves,`

the combination with a series of supportingframes secured togetheradapted to be inserted into an oven and having supporting notches orrecesses in their upper sides, of1

open Wire shelves or racks supported by said;

frames, a fender-plate adapted to engage the supporting notches orrecesses in the upper ends of said frames whereby said plate is ad-`justably supported above said racks, waterpans connected to the underside oi said plate, said pans being out away at theirnpper side edges toform discharge openings through which the water in said crates, andmeans whereby said pans may be illed, substantially as described.

3. In 'an attachment of the character described, the combination with aseries of open supporting-frames, spaced apart and held together bymeans of shouldered bolts and clamping-nuts and having supportingnotches or recesses in their upper sides, of upper and lower pan-rackseach formed of a single piece of wire bent to form an open shelf havingright-angularly-bent ends to engage the outer supporting-frames, asuitably-braced sheetmetal fender-plate adapted to engage one pair ofthe said supporting-notches formed in the upper ends o each of saidsupportingframes, whereby said plate may be supported at dilierentlevels above said pan-shelves, and water-pans connected to the underside of said fender plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE F. GREEN. Witnesses W. D. SnssIoNs, Gno. W. ELLrsoN.

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